Ten Allied Armies Press German Front With Crowbars
Paris reports ten Allied armies driving crowbars into the German front from the North Sea to Lille and Cambrai. Foch forces push at Menin Cambrai St Quentin while Plumer and the Belgian king target Ostend Zeebrugge with widened gaps in German lines. Mangin Berthelot advance on Chemindendames heights and Rheima as Allied leadership tightens grip southward.
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Paris
Joch
G. Wal
Roulers
Menin
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Foch
Ostend
Zeeburgee
North Sea
von Ludendorff
Plumer
Lille
General Horne
Douai
Horne
Byng
Rawlinson
Debeney
Mangin
Cheminden- Dames Heights
Berthelot
Rheima
Ie Hasten
Pershing Advances in Argonne Amid Heavy Resistance
Front reports General Pershing moving his forces through the Argonne sector with slow progress against fierce opposition. The left wing claims gains despite difficult natural obstacles and shows signs of forward momentum as allied units press toward strategic objectives.
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Pershing
Natura
German forces under pressure on multiple fronts
Allied offensives push the German line back on four fronts as French British and American troops push toward key centers. St Quentin Cambrai Lille and Laon-Craonne area are threatened with evacuation as German retreats accelerate. British advances between Cambrai and St Quentin report breakthroughs and penetrations. General lines shift towards Valenciennes as enemy forces withdraw.
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Anders
Argonne
St. Quentin
Cambrai
Valenciennes
Flanders
Roulers
Fourth Loan Talk Fires Athens Chamber of Commerce
A mid day Chamber of Commerce meeting in Athens featured a rousing speech by B B Tuttle of Cincinnati. He urged strong civilian support for the Fourth Loan to mobilize man power and supplies, noting war news is hopeful but not over. Captains were urged to canvass with solicitors and report at a Thursday Chamber gathering.
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Y. Do. B. B. Tuttle
Cincinnati
Athens
Influenza Under Siege At Camp Sherman And Chillicothe
From Sherman Ohio Oct 2 up to 6 oclock this evening fifteen more deaths brought the Camp Sherman toll to thirty nine since yesterday. Two thousand seven hundred men are ill with 1550 definite influenza cases in the city. Chillicothe health board orders schools churches clubs and movies closed following 100 cases and doctors diagnose influenza in the city.
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Sherman, O
Esterday
Camp Sherman
Azaig
Chillicothe Board of Health
True Democracy League names officers in Ohio gathering
Representatives from 79 counties meet at the Virginia Hotel and elect Benjamin J. McKinney of Marietta as chairman. Charles Shiveley of Norwalk becomes vice chairman while John M. Van Fleet of Kenton is secretary and Frank Richards of Columbus is treasurer. The group distributes cards quoting Ex Governor Campbell and late Senator Allen G. Thurman in 1889 against a third term for state and national executives.
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United Press
Columbus
True Democracy League
Virginia Hotel
Benjamin J. McKinney
Marietta
Charles Shiveley
Norwalk
John M
van Fleet
Kenton
Frank Richards
McKinney
Campbell
Allen G. Thurman
Peace by Occupation Promoted by Ger ard in San Francisco
James W. Gerard former US ambassador to Germany told the Fourth Liberty Loan gathering at the San Francisco Commercial Club there should be no peace negotiations without occupation by Entente forces. He argued Germany must be forced to bow to Allied will and warned of German influence in Estonia Livonia and Poland. He predicted a German revolution after the war rivaling French events. Sergeant Pete Grafins now at Camp Dix after three years at Camp Cody on the border expects overseas duty soon and visited Jacksonville residents with local music and singing.
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San Francisco
James W. Gerard
United States
Germany
Gerard
Liberty Bones
Jacksonville
Pete Grafins
Camp Cody
Camp Dix
N. J
Grafins
Charles Cox
Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge Meeting Set In Hall
The Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge will convene Thursday at 7 o clock in the I O O F Hall. Members are urged to attend for important business. A new machine for binding papers glues staples from a wire spool as needed.
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Buy Ketsty Boves
Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge
1. O. O. F. Hall
Damascus 1 Taken Over by British Forces
Damascus north of Jerusalem was occupied by British forces at 6 o’clock yesterday morning according to the Palestine statement. The Turkish commander at Damascus has asked for terms of surrender, as reported by the Manchester Guardian today.
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United Press
London
Damascus
Jerusalem
Palestine
Manchester Guardian
French advance pushes west of Rheims with new land gains
Paris reports General Bethelot's forces advancing west of Rheims capturing two towns and sealing the St. Thierry Plateau. German troops still guard the south bank at St. Quentin while St. Quentin’s canal area is contested as reported by Clemenceau insights through Marcel Hutin.
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Paris
Bethelot
Rheims
St. Thierry
French War Office
St. Quentin
St. Quintin
Clemenceau
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
Plans for Belgian evacuation prepared says Belgian governor
Amsterdam reports Baron Van Falkenhausen the Belgian military governor says evacuation plans are ready if needed. Dutch frontier garrison is being strengthened to protect neutrality as German retreat continues.
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Belgium
Amsterdam
Baron van Falkenhausen
Presse
Kaiser pressges cooperation with Van Hertling resignation
The Kaiser accepted Chancellor Van Hertling's resignation and urged the people to cooperate more effectively in deciding the fate of the fatherland. Norwegian engineers claim an automatic spillway gate for dams works under extreme ice and cold conditions.
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Eel Kaiser
Amsterdam
van Hertling
Allied blows crack western front with multiple thrusts
The front sees General Foch directing hammer blows across five sectors. British forces near Cambrai push toward the Hindenburg line while French and American units advance northwest of St. Quentin and at Chemin des Dames. German withdrawals are reported as Allied pressure tightens in Champagne.
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Western Front
Foch
Sean Salient
Jens
Cambrai
Hindenburg Line
St. Quentin
Chemin-des-Dames
Mangin
Champagne Front
Hindenburg
Navy enlistments routed through draft board changes
Six Athens county youths traveled to Cincinnati to join the navy but were turned away. Navy officials said enlistments hereafter must go through the local draft board. When quotas are set for the navy, the draft board must supply the required men, who may then be drafted if the quota is met.
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Athens County
Cincinnati
Navy
Woman Suffrage Fails in Senate Vote
Washington reports that on Tuesday the Senate defeated a suffrage amendment by 53 to 31, failing to reach the two thirds required to send the proposal to the states for ratification. The House had previously approved the measure.
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Washington
Senate
House
German thief steals Greek antiquities in Paris seizure
German archaeologist Dr. Caro, expelled from Greece, had boxes of valuable Greek antiquities and stolen diplomatic documents among his baggage seized in Paris.
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Paris
Caro
Greece
German soldiers kill infants in Belgian village
report from Heure le Romain describes the deaths of Paul Haho, 9 months, and a 5 month old baby of Philip and Anne Tasset, along with the Tasset parents and another family swept away. wartime plea urges Liberty Bond purchases to spare sons from slaughter.
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Heure-le-Romain
Belgium
Paul Haho
Philip
Anne Tasset
Tassets
Red Cross Seeks Knitting Yarn Donations and Classes
The Red Cross Chapter reports a ready supply of sweater yarn for distribution by November 15 and urges finishers to complete queued projects. Night school advertises six more openings in a new typewriting and stenography class at the high school tonight with enrollment at 7:30 PM.
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Red Cross
Extra Teacher Sought for Athens Night School
The Athens night school at the high school opens Monday evening with 1 student in typewriting and 26 in stenography. An extra teacher will form two typing classes to accommodate six to eight more students if they enroll immediately. Classes run three nights weekly for three months at five dollars, aimed at making the program a permanent feature.
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Morgan
Athens
Athens County Liberty Bond Drive Boosted by Salesmen
Derman reports from the Athens Loan Committee show bond purchases across Athens County with Alderman and area banks noting sales. The drive aims to surpass quotas with a $250000 county total reported and a countywide push urged among prospective buyers. A Great Lakes Naval event featuring a free Thursday concert is announced, drawing many residents and promising strong turnout.
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Derman
Athens Loan Committee
Athens
Aioe
Athens City
Great Lakes
Naval
Clocks to Change on October 27 in War Time Plan
The article notes clocks will be set back one hour on October 7. It mentions England already changing clocks and explains the U S plan was tied to daylight saving to aid wartime needs and possibly gain extra daylight.
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England
United States
Al Chiligo Betting Wore Reports Ills and Aid
The report notes widespread illness at Al Chiligo with 1600 cases treated at the camp. Deaths since yesterday include Her Strickler of Marietta Ohio as authorities tally the toll and request help from reporters and nurses continuing aid.
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Coryna
Ceaeeda
Her Strickler
Marietta
Ohio
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